Are sweet and hot peppers the same species? What is the Scoville scale? In which growing conditions do Capsicum annuum plants flourish? Can you save your own pepper seeds?

This episode is an introduction to Capsicum annuum!

Opening tune: Vegetable Canon by Carmen Porter (https://carmenporter.com)

References:

https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170108/nutrients

https://peppergeek.com/how-to-store-pepper-seeds/

https://www.ishs.org/ishs-article/288_24

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/capsicum-annuum

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/a-guide-to-the-scoville-scale#the-origins-of-the-scoville-scale